'''Nísimaldar''' was the country around the haven of [[Eldalondë]] on [[Númenor|Númenor's]] western coasts. The name means 'fragrant trees', and it was so called because of the great variety of rare and beautiful [[Fragrant Trees|trees]] that grew there. It was the only place in Númenor where [[mallorn]] trees grew, and it was from the stock of these that the [[Golden Wood]] of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]] came.

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'''Nísimaldar''' was the country around the haven of [[Eldalondë]] on [[Númenor|Númenor's]] western coasts. It was the only place in Númenor where [[mallorn]] trees grew brought by [[Tol Eressëa]], and it was from the stock of these that the [[Golden Wood]] of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]] came.

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==Etymology==

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The name means 'fragrant trees', and it was so called because of the great variety of rare and beautiful [[trees]] that grew there.